ONTARIO 15. W.L. Smith, The Makers of Canada, The Pioneers of Old Ontario

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1 SOURCE MATERIAL SOURCE MATERIAL MILITARY HISTORY 1. Library and Archives Canada, Military Service Records 2. Commonwealth War Graves Commission 3. Veterans Affairs 4. Family documents, certificates 5. Essex Free Press SCOTLAND 6. John Stewart of Ardvarlich, The Camerons - A History of Clan Cameron 7. Alexander S.W. MacKenzie, History of the Camerons with Genealogies of the Principal of the Name, (Available online courtesy of google books).the early Clan History written in Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 655. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition. QUEBEC 9. Robert Sellar, The History of the County of Huntingdon and of the Seigniories of Chateauguay & Beauharnois, A definitive history of the Chateauguay Valley with many personal recollections of early settlers from their settlement to the year Page W. H. Bartlett, A First Settlement, Canadian Illustrated Scenery 11. Eric Sloan, Our Vanishing Landscape, The evolution of a plank road 12. Rev. A. McWattie, Extracts from Register of Presbyterian Minister, Georgetown, Quebec in Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec - Concession Deed Lot 6, English River, Edwardstown, Ennfield, 28 December 1822 to Alexander Taylor 14. Burt Lang, the descendant of Alexander Taylor's neighbour on Lot 1 and 2 - John Lang- Information and Cadastral map of Chateauguay County, Ministry of Lands and Forests, Government of Quebec, Old lot 3 became Lot 900 & old lot 6 became lot 897 ONTARIO 15. W.L. Smith, The Makers of Canada, The Pioneers of Old Ontario ONTARIO, COLCHESTER NORTH 16. Township of Colchester North, Colchester North Township, Centennial Reflections 413

2 ONTARIO, GOSFIELD NORTH 17. Pearl Queen and the Gosfield North Centennial Committee Township of Gosfield North Grace (Christie) Joyce The History of Gosfield North ONTARIO, ESSEX 19. Essex Liberal ca 1887, Essex Town and County, A Brief Sketch of the County of Essex in the Province of Ontario, Canada. A Short History of the Formation and Growth of the Town of Essex 20. Essex Free Press, History of the Methodist Church in Essex, 21. Essex Record, 4 September 1874, Essex Centre, embryo of the future City of Medora 22. Patrick Brode, Alexander Cameron and the Flowering of the County of Essex Occasional Paper No. 4 Essex County Historical Society (Essex County: 1987) Centennial Book Committee, Brian Sweetman, Chair, Essex United Church, 100 th Anniversary 24. Windsor Star, Tourist train proposed for CN track Wed, 3 Aug, 2011 A group exploring the idea of a steam locomotive tourist train, possibly linked to the history of the Underground Railroad, hopes the tracks in Essex stay long enough to see if the tourist train will gain support. CN gave notice last week that it plans to sell or discontinue operating the railway line that runs from Chatham to Concession 8 in Tecumseh and through Essex. Anyone interested in acquiring the railway to continue running trains along the line has to write to CN by Sept. 23. "We think there's potential there in Essex," Bob Mitchell, president of the Windsor chapter of the southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society, said Tuesday. "They'll come from far and wide to see it." The society, which runs a vintage tourist train from Waterloo to St. Jacobs, is only exploring the idea and doesn't have the money to buy the line, Mitchell said. If someone doesn't respond soon, the railway tracks could be removed after September and the idea would die, he said. "We are watching the situation." Essex County and Chatham-Kent would likely have to be involved. Mitchell said the railway line is among the most historic in North America and a tourist train from Essex to Buxton in Chatham-Kent could make the story of slaves escaping in the Underground Railroad, which wasn't an actual railroad, into a real rail experience. The CN Caso Subdivision line was the Canada Southern Railway that was built in 1869, Mitchell said. The line went from Niagara Falls to Amherstburg. It went bankrupt in 1871 and was purchased by U.S. railroad baron Cornelius Vanderbilt. He added a line from Essex to Windsor around 1890 to link to his Michigan Central line from Detroit to Chicago, Mitchell said. Mitchell said up to 30 passenger or freight trains a day clicked along that line. By the 1970s the line was being used for freight only, he said. Much of the original line has already been removed. Essex Mayor Ron McDermott said the tourist train idea is worth considering. He said he heard the line could be closed and said trains are one of the modes of traffic that should be kept. The CN notice says if no one expresses interest in the rail line by Sept. 23 or there is no agreement six months after that date, the line will be offered to the federal and provincial governments, to the urban transit authority and to the municipal governments. "If no agreement is entered into, operations on this line will cease," the newspaper notice said. Essex BIA chairman Chris Magor, the owner of Stationery and Stuff, said if it brought in tourists, keeping the tracks "sounds like a wonderful idea." Magor said many people in Essex don't know the freight trains are no longer running through town. "Everyone has been 'Oh really, no more trains?'" At one intersection the tracks have been paved over. Bill Gay of Heritage Essex who is the co-ordinator of the historic Essex train station, said trains haven't come through since May. He doesn't want to see the tracks go. He said Essex only formed because it was on the railway line. Gay agreed the Underground Railway link could be a big tourist draw. 25. Essex Free Press, November 29, Story describing the land of Essex Centre as told by Harry Speechley when on a hunting trip he and Jack Dewhirst had one day in 1870, when they travelled from Hog Marsh thru the Colchester Woods and came upon Talbot Road where they viewed the land looking to the east. 26. Evelyn Couch Walker- The Three R s of Essex, Riches, Rags, Recovery, Revised second printing 1983

3 ONTARIO, ESSEX COUNTY 27. Online newspaper archive at Our Ontario ( o The Amherstburg Courier ( ) o The British Whig ( , ) o Canadian Emigrant And Western District Advertiser ( ) o The Canadian Illustrated News ( ) o The Comber Herald ( ) o The Essex Free Press ( ) o Essex Record ( ) o The Leamington Post ( ) o The Walkerville Mercury ( ) o The Windsor Evening Record ( ) o The Windsor Herald ( ) ONTARIO, MAIDSTONE 28. Land Records, original Land Patent, Deeds, Mortgages, Bargain and Sale, Affidavits concerning Lot 287, NTR, Maidstone, in the possession of Frank Taylor Sr. and Jr Ontario Land Records, Essex No. 12, Windsor, Ontario, Abstract of Lot 287, NTR, Maidstone, 30. Scott Burnside, Cathy Fenchak, Sandra Mulatti & Mark Skursky, Maidstone Township, An Historical Review, Reprint Edition 2011 ONTARIO - ST. JOHN S CHURCH, SANDWICH 31. University of Windsor Archives, St. John s Church, Sandwich, Burial Registers regarding Alexander and Grace Taylor, and Alexander s mother Flora Taylor. PHOTOGRAPHS 32. Brian Sweetman, Barn raising photographs 33. Laurie Brett, 1908 Essex Explosion 34. The Baby House, Windsor, Essex photographs 35. Personal Photo Collections of members of the Clan Taylor Research Association Frank Taylor, Joyce (Taylor) Jewer, Jean Taylor, The Smyth families of Chatham, Eleanor (Kendrick) Robinson, Orpah (Warren) Dutot, Christine (Cowell) Rawlins, Sharon (Taylor) Mulcaster

4 CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE TAYLOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATION ORIGINAL TAYLOR FAMILY RESEARCH -GRACE (CHRISTIE) JOYCE Family history, stories, interviews and documentation regarding the Taylor family from Scotland to Canada ( ). Her research gave us an extensive knowledge of all the Taylor family in Essex County and Michigan obtained by her over 50 years. Australia- Sue Larkey Family history and research concerning Taylor family in Scotland and new information concerning the branch of the Taylior family that left Scotland and went to Australia (the Rockliff Family of New South Wales, Australia) ONTARIO, BRITISH COLUMBIA & UNITED STATES Marilyn (Cobbett) Allen Family history, stories and photographs regarding the Oakey and Cobbett Evelyn (Griffin) Bennett Photographs, stories and documents concerning the Taylor, Sadler and Bennett Sue Bennett Family history, documentation and photographs regarding the Taylor, Dunphy and Miller Frederick Cobbett Family history, stories and photographs regarding the Cobbett and Oakey Barb Cunningham Albert St. west of Talbot and north of the tracks and has quicksand on her lot. It was one of those spots that Bill Taylor (aka Ike) found his tractor wheel sinking in quick sand when doing some work for his cousin Jake Cunningham. Pearl Cunningham Photographs and family stories Doug & Carol Cyphery Family history, stories and photographs regarding the Taylor, Oakey and Cyphery Orpha (Warren) Dutot Family history, stories and photographs regarding the Taylor, Ellis and Warren Loretta Joyce (Taylor) Jewer Family stories regarding the descendants of John Franklin Taylor and photographs and artifacts concerning the Taylor, McCreery and Fuller Madonna (Taylor) Locke Family stories regarding the descendants of John Franklin Taylor and photographs and artifacts concerning the Taylor, McCreery and Fuller Carol (Sadler) Malott Photographs and documents concerning the Taylor and Sadler Marie (Taylor) Nesbitt Family history, photographs and stories regarding the William and Florence (Switzer) Taylor Family Lucille Oakey Family history, stories and photographs regarding the Oakey family Nicki (Taylor) Otrompke Photographs and stories concerning the Taylor family Christine (Cowell) Rawlins Family history and photographs regarding the Ellis, Cowell and Quick Eleanor (Kendrick) Robinson Family history, stories and photographs regarding the Kendrick Family Marsha Sadler Photographs and documents concerning the Taylor and Sadler

5 Kenneth Sanders Family history, stories and photographs regarding the Oakey Family Smyth Family (Joe & Pat Smyth, Bud & Beth White, Dan & Diane Smyth) Documents, photographs and stories concerning the Taylor, and Smyth Phyllis Taylor Sparks Photographs and information regarding William Arlington Taylor family. Linda (Kendrick) Summerfield Family history regarding the Kendrick family Frank Taylor Family stories, photographs, Archibald Taylor family and the burning of the Toll Gates in Essex and buildings that were on the original Taylor farm in Maidstone. Jean Taylor Photographs, artifacts and stories of Jack Donald s family and Fuller Mary Taylor Information and photographs regarding the Scott Taylor family I hope you enjoy this story of our Family As much as I have researching it